3 August 2007 Judges short-list finalists Finalists in the 2007 Queensland Media Awards will vie for prizes worth more than $20,000. The list of finalists follows. Winners of Specialist Categories will be announced during a reception at Qld Parliamentary Annexe from 6pm on Wednesday 22 August. RSVP for free entry. The 2007 Awards Presentation Dinner will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 6.30pm on Saturday 25 August. Tickets cost $110 (students $75), including a three-course meal, beer, wine and live music ‘til late. You are encouraged to organise your colleagues and friends (10 to a table) to attend the Awards dinner. Reserve your tickets now by calling 1300 65 65 13. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance coordinates the Awards with the valued support of 2007 Awards sponsors: • Qld Parliamentary Media Gallery • Shine Lawyers • Rural Press Club of Queensland • O’Neil Scott & Associates • The Courier-Mail • Queenslanders Credit Union • Quest Community Newspapers • JUST Super • Seven News • Virgin Blue • Ten News • Kingfisher Bay Resort & Village • ABC • RACQ/CARRS-Q • QUT Creative Industries • Multicultural Affairs Queensland • The University of Queensland • Three Plus • James Cook University • Qld Council of Social Service • Griffith University • Australia Post 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 1 SPECIALIST CATEGORIES WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT QLD PARLIAMENTARY ANNEXE RECEPTION AT 6PM ON WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST. ATTENDANCE IS FREE. RSVP ESSENTIAL TO 1300 65 65 13 Freelance Journalist Prize (All Media) - Sponsored by Queensland Council of Social Service ∗ Bernie Matthews, Griffith Review, “Reap As You Sow” ∗ Heather Stewart, ABC Radio National & The Courier-Mail, “Breaking The Silence: Mentally Ill in Regional Queensland” ∗ Brian Cassey, The Courier-Mail & The Australian, “To Be Indigenous: 40 Years On” Social Justice Award (All Media) - Sponsored by Queensland Council of Social Service ∗ Elizabeth Allen, The Courier-Mail, “Suicide Series” ∗ Michael McKenna, The Australian, “Betrayed Again” ∗ Margaret Wenham, The Courier-Mail, “Man’s Inhumanity to Man” Excellence in Agri-Business Reporting (All Media) - Sponsored by the Rural Press Club of Queensland ∗ Tim Collits, Ten News, “Milk” ∗ Tanya Chilcott, The Courier-Mail, “The Bigger Picture” ∗ Kathy McLeish, ABC TV’s Stateline, “Queensland Cotton Holdings” Best Business or Property Report (All Media) - Sponsored by O’Neil Scott & Associates ∗ Michael McKenna, The Australian, “Miles From Home” ∗ Hedley Thomas, The Weekend Australian & The Australian, “Coal Crisis” ∗ Anthony Marx, The Courier-Mail, “Investors Bitten By Deals” ∗ Shannon Molloy, brisbanetimes.com.au, “River Links Sinks” Best Coverage of Indigenous Affairs (All Media) - Sponsored by Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance ∗ Ian Townsend, ABC Radio National, “Privatising Palm Island” ∗ Tony Koch, The Australian, “Another Black Stain” ∗ Brian Cassey, The Australian & The Courier-Mail, “To Be Indigenous: 40 Years On” Multicultural Media Award (All Media) - Sponsored by Multicultural Affairs Queensland ∗ Stefan Armbruster, SBS Radio, “Faithful BBQ” ∗ Kathy McLeish, ABC TV’s Stateline, “Yungaba” ∗ Suzanna Clarke, The Courier-Mail, “Building Bridges” 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 2 Best Road Safety Awareness Report (All Media) - Sponsored by RACQ & CARRS-Q ∗ Patrick Lion, The Courier-Mail, “Stop the Carnage” ∗ Rae Wilson, Sunshine Coast Daily, “Hard Lesson to Learn” 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 3 GENERAL CATEGORIES WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT PRESENTATION DINNER AT BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION AT 6.30PM ON SATURDAY 25 AUGUST. TICKETS COST $110. CALL 1300 65 65 13 Most Outstanding Journalism Student (All Media) - Sponsored by the Queensland Parliamentary Media Gallery Metropolitan Campus ∗ Scott Mackinnon, Griffith University ∗ Leigh Wayper, QUT ∗ Jo Mitchell-Turner, JSchool Regional Campus ∗ Nikita Lee, University of the Sunshine Coast ∗ Bradley Gardner, University of the Sunshine Coast ∗ Loretta Bryce, University of Southern Queensland Young Journalist of the Year (All Media) -Sponsored by the ABC ∗ Sam Hussey-Smith, Universe Magazine, “Universe – Issue 3” ∗ Jessica Grewal, Fraser Coast Chronicle, “The Ice Age” ∗ Megan Pailthorpe, ABC Radio & ABC-TV News, “Not Guilty: The Months Leading Up to Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley’s Acquittal” Excellence in Rural Journalism (All Media) - Sponsored by the Rural Press Club ∗ Kate Patterson, The Sunday Mail, “Council Amalgamation” ∗ Sally Sara & Pip Courtney, ABC TV’s Landline, “Black Dog” ∗ Jane Milburn, OUTBACK Magazine, “Life and Love in the Heartland” Best Newspaper Photograph (Regional & Suburban Media) - Sponsored by Kingfisher Bay Resort & Village ∗ Jake Nowakowski, The North West Star, “30,000th Visitor to Mine” ∗ Vicki Wood, Caboolture News, “Mal Brough Lets It Out” ∗ Kevin Farmer, The Toowoomba Chronicle, “Harmony” Best Newspaper Feature Article or Opinion Piece (Regional & Suburban Media) - Sponsored by James Cook University ∗ Evan Morgan, Townsville Bulletin, “Over the Hump” ∗ Rae Wilson, Sunshine Coast Daily, “Justice” ∗ Nicola Kerkenezov, Noosa News, “Now & Then” 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 4 Best Newspaper News Report (Regional & Suburban Media) - Sponsored by James Cook University ∗ Carolyn Tucker, Sunshine Coast Daily, “The Club” ∗ Naomi Hockins, Bribie Weekly, “Heath Crisis on Bribie” ∗ Carolyn Tucker, Sunshine Coast Daily, “The Matchmaker” ∗ Michelle Fleming, Caboolture News, “Crime For Free” Best TV or Radio Report (Regional & Suburban Media) - Sponsored by Kingfisher Bay Resort & Village ∗ Ashley McDermid, Nine Gold Coast News, “The Lacey Brothers” ∗ Bridget Smith, ABC-TV News, “Kitty Hawk” ∗ Simon Cullen, ABC Radio’s The World Today, “Turtles” Best Radio Current Affairs or Feature (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by Griffith University ∗ Stefan Armbruster, SBS Radio, “Palm Island Strike 57” ∗ Antony Funnell & Andrew Davies, ABC Radio National’s The Media Report, “Cross Media Changes and the State of Regional Media” ∗ Lucas Moore & Mic Smith, 4ZZZ, “The Dry Lakes Housing Estate Series” Best TV Sport Report (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by The Courier-Mail ∗ Pip Courtney, ABC TV’s Landline, “Polocrosse ‘07” ∗ Rohan Welsh, Seven News, “Camp Terrible” Best TV Current Affairs, Documentary or Feature (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by QUT ∗ Caitlin Shea, Kent Gordon & Angela Trabucco, ABC TV’s Australian Story, “Million to One” ∗ Amanda Paterson & Andrew Byrne, Nine Network’s A Current Affair, “Catching A Killer” ∗ Roger Carter, ABC TV’s Australian Story, “A Red Hot Go” Best TV News Report (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by QUT ∗ Michael Best, Seven News, “North Queensland Floods” ∗ Erin Edwards, Seven News, “Police Blackspots” ∗ Neil Warren, Seven News, “Purcell Exclusive” Best Online News Coverage (All Media) - Sponsored by Queenslanders Personal Banking ∗ Shannon Molloy & Georgina Robinson, brisbanetimes.com.au, “Morgan” ∗ Chris Griffith, Daniel Hammond, Craig Johnstone, Tuck Thompson, Justin Richardson, Susann Kovacs, Shona Cox, Stuart Sherwin, Tanya Chilcott & Kylie Zappala, The Courier-Mail, “Water” 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 5 Best Cartoon, Illustration or Graphic (Newspapers) - Sponsored by JUST Super ∗ Brett Lethbridge, The Courier-Mail, “Murder Most Abstract” ∗ Tony Bela, The Courier-Mail, “Canetoads vs Cockroaches: The Battle Continues” ∗ Joanne Brooker, Dissent Magazine, “Ruddock vs Hicks” Best Newspaper Photograph (Newspapers) - Sponsored by Seven Network ∗ Brian Cassey, The Courier-Mail, “Got Him!” ∗ Eddie Safarik, The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age, “Haneef Leaves the Brisbane Watchhouse” ∗ Brian Cassey, The Australian, “Stuart - A Living Statistic” ∗ Philip Norrish, The Courier-Mail, “Mohamed Haneef” Best Three Headlines (Newspapers) - Sponsored by Australia Post ∗ Geoff Shearer, The Courier-Mail, “Love and other Cack-astrophies” ∗ Phil Stafford, The Courier-Mail’s Qweekend Magazine, “Triple Shot” ∗ Cate Bailey, The Courier-Mail, “Three Reasons In One Day” Best Newspaper Sport Report (Newspapers) - Sponsored by Network Ten ∗ Alf Wilson, The Koori Mail, “Great Spirit for TSI’s Island of Origin footy” ∗ Sean Parnell, The Australian, “Sport Politics” ∗ Peter Badel, The Sunday Mail, Body of Work Best Newspaper Feature Article (Newspapers) - Sponsored by The University of Queensland ∗ Amanda Watt, The Courier-Mail, “Getting Away With Murder” ∗ Matthew Condon, The Courier-Mail’s Qweekend, “Dianne Brimble: Her Real Life” ∗ Trent Dalton, The Courier-Mail’s Qweekend, “Losing Matty” ∗ Tony Koch, The Australian, “Lost at Sea” Best Newspaper News Report (Newspapers) - Sponsored by The University of Queensland ∗ Hedley Thomas, The Australian, “Dr Haneef” ∗ Renee Viellaris, The Courier-Mail, “The Gordon Nuttall Affair” ∗ Lachlan Heywood, The Courier-Mail, “Lib Mate’s Aged Care Windfall” Best Comment, Analysis, Opinion & Critique (All Media) - Sponsored by Three Plus ∗ Tony Koch, The Australian, “Coroner Mistaken on Death” ∗ Noel Mengel, The Courier-Mail, “Series of Five” ∗ Antony Funnell & Andrew Davies, ABC Radio National, “Cross Media Changes and the State of Regional Media” 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 6 Finalists soon to be announced in the following categories: Best News & Current Affairs Production Work (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by Griffith University Best TV News Camera Work (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by The Courier-Mail Best TV Documentary or Feature Camera Work (Television & Radio) - Sponsored by Quest Community Newspapers No finalists will be announced in the following categories: Journalist of the Year (All Media) - Sponsored by Shine Lawyers Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism (All Media) - Sponsored by Virgin Blue 2007 Queensland Media Awards – www.queenslandmediaawards.com.au 7 .